Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin Soup (easier than pie) with inspiration from Barbara Kingsolver
Buy small local sugar pumpkin. Cut out top and save. Carve out inside (remove seeds and pulp).
Fill with stock and 2 tablespoons of butter. Add dash of salt & pepper. Replace top.
Bake at 375 for about 40 minutes.
Remove from oven. Scrape down sides, being careful to [...]

Best. Pumpkin. Ever.

The day after Halloween, I was walking in DC with Tanya of Veggie Love. In our ramblings around Georgetown, we encountered this fabulous pumpkin character:

Note the wide variety of items used here: Yellow bell peppers for years, chili peppers for eyebrows, star fruit for lips, collard greens for hair, etc. (Is that a yucca root [...]